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Arizona Diamondbacks chief baseball officer Tony La Russa has said his team's payroll for 2015 will vary between $80 million and $110 million, depending on what the team has currently and if it finds any fits in free agency.

Arizona Diamondbacks chief baseball officer Tony La Russa indicated that he will be responsible for determining whether manager Kirk Gibson and his coaching staff return for the 2015 season. He said the suggestion that the decision would be left up to the team's next general manager is "not correct."

The Seattle Mariners are beginning to interview candidates to replace Chuck Armstrong as team president, and former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa is thought to be on a list of external candidates. Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln would neither confirm nor deny La Russa's candidacy, but Lincoln divulged that the interview process began this week with two candidates within the Mariners' organization.

Former MLB manager Tony La Russa has reportedly told close friends that if he were to unretire, he'd rather have a front-office position than manage again. He has not been contacted by the Chicago Cubs for their managerial vacancy.

Former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he has reached out to Hall of Fame SS Ozzie Smith to try to mend the fences after Smith felt jettisoned for SS Royce Clayton during the 1996 season. "The only uncomfortable part of my 16 years with the Cardinals is my relationship with Ozzie," La Russa said. "I've reached out. But, nothing yet."